Frontier Life, Taranaki, New Zealand by Edwin Stanley Brookes, J.P. Formerly Government Staff Surveyor, Taranaki. With Maps and Sketches. First Published 1892, 204pp ISBN 978-0-9941036-3-5 Records his life as an early settler and surveyor.Chapters include: From Auckland to New Plymouth Forrest Settlement Surveys and Local Government Temperance and Intemperance Episode and Willpower The Native Problem Solved The Death Trap on the Plains Mount Egmont The Maori and Whence they came Relics of the Tainui The Tainui and Te Aria The Arrival of Maori Survey Camp Life Native Tragedy and Gold Romance The White Cliffs Camp Life, Pukearuhe Exploring A Terrible Christmas Eve Mokau Awakino, Auckland Snapshots of our Flag

this is a new soft cover Facsimile copy of the original book